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Monday, September 27, 2010

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi is one of the fewer leaders in India who do believe in going the extra mile to achieve the target. He is always keen to receive innovative ideas from anyone and anywhere irrespective of wherever it originate. Recently he got a tremendous applause from almost every quarter for his ideas of examining the possibility to outsource the UPA’s flagship programme to private entities on a commission basis.

Rahul Gandhi has thrown up an interesting idea — to examine if implementation of the UPA’s flagship social sector programmes could be implemented on a commission basis. This is because of his conviction that less than 15 per cent of funds allocated under Central schemes actually reach the real beneficiaries now.

Over two decades back his late father Rajiv Gandhi, then India’s Prime Minister, had openly said that around 15 paise of every rupee allocated by the Centre actually reached those for whom the money was intended.

In a recent meeting with the members of the newly-constituted National Advisory Council, headed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi talked about his innovative idea and surprised all of them with his up to date information on the various subjects he raised on the meeting. On the condition of anonymity, an NAC member told “After the first meeting of the council, we had a session with Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, where we discussed issues pertaining to implementation of all the cherished pro-poor schemes. All of us agreed that there are many bottlenecks leading to leakages in delivering goods to the people through government agencies.”

Taking the discussion forward, he said, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi floated an idea which set many members thinking. “The idea was to consider outsourcing implementation of pro-poor schemes to concerned players on a commission basis.” Mr Gandhi favoured giving some concessions to the concerned party who has real interest for the betterment of society bringing the benefit of social sector scheme into the life of common man, he added.

“He put his argument that if public infrastructure projects can be executed by private corporates on the basis of concessions, why can’t social sector schemes of the government be given to them on a commission of 15 per cent of the total allocated funds for each scheme. His intention is to see that the maximum amount reaches the beneficiaries,” the member said.

Another member who was part of the deliberations, however, said that while the idea might be “noble” and “innovative”, it was bound to face resistance from the state apparatus, which now implements the schemes. “Lakhs of officials are involved in the process with their vested interests. It has to be seen if the politics of the day would allow this idea to become a reality,” he said. “However, we can enter into a debate on the issue, dissecting the pros and cons of handing over implementation of schemes to private entities.”

Here the main purpose of the idea is not to bring private entities into the social sector scheme that is hitherto the only domain of government, but to reach the benefits of the schemes to the real beneficiaries for whom the schemes are intended. Since the poor people have been at the receiving end and getting only 15% of the allocated funds, this very idea that Rahul Gandhi put forth before the members of the NAC can go a long way in implementing the UPA’s flagship social sector programmes, which could, in turn, result in changing the whole scenarios. Thus, setting the wheal of development rolling every nook and corner, which could lead the gap of two Indias become narrower.

Montreal protocol limits the use of _______ ? ans. Ozone depleting substance
Rain drop is spherical due to ________ ? ans. Surface tension
Global warming is due to _______ ? ans. Carbon-di-oxide
One ton of refrigeration is equal to_______ ? ans. 12000 btu/hr
For a laminar flow Reynolds flow should be ______ ? ans. Less than 2000
In latent heating a substance _________ ? ans. Changes phase without increase in temperature
Degree of saturation is ratio of _______ ?
A pipe friction test shows that, over the range of speeds used for the test, the non-dimensional friction factor f, varies inversely with Reynolds No. It can be inferred from above that, ans. Pipe should be smooth.
In a rough turbulent flow in a pipe, the friction factor would depend upon? Ans. Pipe diameter and pipe condition.
What is the refrigerant used in vapour absorption cycle?
Pick the odd one out. F12, F22, F11, CO
Expansion in a vapour compression cycle is an_______ ? ans. Isenthalpic process
What is the work of throttling process? Ans. Expansion
What is the material of heat exchanger tubes? Ans. Copper
Tachometer is used to measure _________ ? ans. Speed
Mercury is used in manometer because ________ ?
Check valves are used to ensure ________ ? ans. Unidirectional flow
Anti-freeze agent used is _________? Ans. Ethylene glycol
Anemometer can be used to measure _________ ?
Bypass factor of a cooling coil is _________?
Aspect ratio of a rectangular duct is the ratio between its _______ ?
The temp that is numerically the same in Fahrenheit & centigrade scales is ________ ?
The loudness of sound depends upon its ________ ?
Dewpoint is the temperature at which water vapor will undergo ________ ? ans. Condensation
One question using the formula 120fs/p
In inductance _______ leads _______ ?
Power factor is least in ______ ? a. capacitance b. resistance c. inductance
Barometer is used to measure _______ ?
Identify the odd one out a. DIN b. ISI c. JIS d. IIT
If the NPSH requirements of a pump are not satisfied it will _______ ?
Approach of a cooling tower is the difference between temperatures of ________ ?
A parallel flow heat exchanger will perform better than a counter flow heat exchanger. State whether this is true or false
The index that normally reflects laminar flow in a tube is ______ ? ans. Reynolds no.
Pressure drop in air duct is influenced by __________ ? ans. shape of the duct
By increasing the intake air temp, efficiency of IC engine will _______ ? ans. decrease
Interview questions

Person 1

Tell about urself (Background specifically)
What do u know about bluestar?
What are its products?
What is the type of air conditioner used in this interview room?
We are going to appoint u as a sales executive for a product which is newly produced by bluestar. But that product is being produced by its competitors. How will u promote the product?
How will u show difference from ur competitors?
Why haven’t u continued ur painting art works? ( The person had said I used to do paintings once)
Why did u choose mechanical engineering when coimbatore is famous for textiles?
What is ur aim in life?
How will u achieve that?
PERSON 2

Tell about urself.
Why did u choose bluestar?
Tell about ur family.
Whether u are payment or free seat?
What is ur fee structure?
How will u satisfy ur customers?
U are talking a lot. But do u know whether u are listening to u are not? How?
How do u say that u have management skills?
What do u do other than studies?
You are supposed to sell a product in a place which is very new to you.(u don’t know that language). There are no dealers also. How will u sell the product?
What is ur ambition?
What is ur weakness?

1. There are 6561 balls out of them 1 is heavy. Find the min. no. of times the balls have to be weighed for finding out the heavy ball.

Ans. 8

2. If I walk with 30 miles/hr i reach 1 hour before and if i walk with 20 miles/hr i reach 1 hour late. Find the distance between 2 points and the exact time of reaching destination is 11 am then find the speed with which it walks.

Ans. 120miles and 24 miles/hr

3. When you reverse the digits of age of father u will get the age of son. One year ago the age of father was twice that of son's age. What are the current ages of father and son?

Ans: 73 & 37

4. In a class there are less than 500 students. When it is divided by 3 it gives a whole number. Similarly when it is divided by 4, 5 or 7 gives a whole number. Find the no. of students in the class

Ans: 420

5. A coffee seller has two types of coffee Brand A costing 5 bits per pound and Brand B costing 3 bits per pound. He mixes two brands to get a 40 pound mixture. He sold this at 6 bits per pound. The seller gets a profit of 33 1/2 percent. How much he has used Brand A in the mixture?

Ans: 30 pounds

6) Which figure completes the series?

Ans: A

7) Which figure completes the series?

Ans: C

8) Which figure completes the series?

Ans: C

9) Which figure completes the series?

Ans: D

10) Which figure completes the series?

Ans: B

Directions 11-15: In each question below are given three Statements followed by three Conclusions numbered I, II and III. You have to take the given Statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given Conclusions logically follows from the given Statements disregarding commonly known facts.

11. Statements:

Some cycles are busses. All cars are buses. Some buses are trains. Conclusions:

I. All cares are cycles.

II. Some trains are buses.

III. Some trains are cars.

(1) None follows (2) Only I and II follow (3) Only land III follow (4) Only II and III follow
(5) None of these

Ans: 4

12. Statements: All pencils are sticks. Some sticks are notes. All diaries are notes. Conclusions:
I. Some notes are diaries.

II. Some sticks are pencils.

III. Some diaries are sticks.

(1) All follow

(2) Only I follow

(3) Only I and II follow

(4) Only II follows

(5) None of these

Ans: 5

13. Statements: Some buds are leaves. No leaf is fruit. Some fruits are buds.
Conclusions:

I. Some fruits are leaves.

II. All buds are fruits.

III. Some leaves are buds.

(1) Only I or II follows

(2) Only III follows

(3) Only II follows

(4) None follows

(5) None of these

Ans: 2

14. Statements: Some birds are animals. All animals are rivers. Some rivers are lions. Conclusions:

I. Some lions are animals

II. Some rivers are birds

III. No animal is lion

(1) Only II follows

(2) Only either I or III follows

(3) I and II follows

(4) Only either II or III follow

(5) None of these

Ans: 3

15. Statements: All boxes are pans Some boxes are jugs .Some jugs are glasses.Conclusions:

I. Some glasses are boxes

II. No glass is box

III. Some jugs are pans

IV. No jug is pan

(1) Only I and II follows (2) Either I or II and III follows (3) Only III follows (4) Either I or II , and either III or IV follow (5) None of these

Ans: B

Directions 16-20 Use the following answer choices for the questions below.

A. Statement 1 alone is sufficient but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked.

B. Statement 2 alone is sufficient but statement 1 alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked.

C. Both statements 1 and 2 together are sufficient to answer the question but neither statement is sufficient alone.

D. Each statement alone is sufficient to answer the question.

E. Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to answer the question asked and additional data is needed to answer the statements.

16) If the average size of 3 accounts is $1 million, is the smallest account less than $500,000?

1. The largest account is $1.3 million.

2. One of the accounts is $0.7 million.

Ans: C

17) Is the product of x and y greater than 60?

1. The sum of x and y is greater than 60.

2. Each of the variables is greater than 2.

Ans: C

18) What is the value of y?

1. y - 3 = 2

2. y2 = 25

Ans: A

19) What was the percent increase of Company A's stock between June 1 and June 30, 2000?

1. The stock gained $5 in value during June 2000.

2. The stock rose 12% during the first half of the month.

Ans: E

20) Which company reported the larger dollar increase in earnings?

1. Company A reported that its earnings increased by 5%.

2. Company B reported that its earnings increased by 7%.

Ans: E

21. Ramesh starting from a fixed point goes 15 km towards North and then after turning to his right he goes 15 km. then he goes 10, 15 and 15 metres after turning to his left each time. How far is he from his starting point?

(A) 5 metres

(B) 10 metres

(C) 20 metres

(D) 15 metres

(E) Can not be determined

Ans: (B)

22. Sonalika goes 12 km towards North from a fixed point and then she goes 8 km towards South from there. In the end she goes 3 km towards east. How far and in what direction is she from her starting point?

(A) 7 km East

(B) 5 km West(C) 7 km West

(D) 5 km North-East

(E) None of these

Ans: (D)

23. Sunita goes 30 km towards North from a fixed point, then after turning to her right she goes 15 km. After this she goes 30 km after turning to her right. How far and in what direction is she from her starting point?

(A) 45 km, East

(B) 15 km, East

(C) 45 km, West

(D) 45 Km, North

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

24. Kanchan goes 5 m towards east from a fixed point N and then 35 km after turning to her left. Again she goes 10 metres after turning to her right. After this she goes 35 m after turning to her right. How far is she from N?

(A) 40 m

(B) At N(C) 10 m

(D) 15 m

(E) None of these

Ans: (D)

25. Shri Prakash walked 40 metres facing towards North. From there he walked 50 metres after turning to his left. After this he walked 40 metres after turning to his left. How far and in what direction is he now from his starting point?

(A) 40 m, North

(B) 50 m, West

(C) 10 m, East

(D) 10 m, West

(E) None of these

Ans: (B)

I. Directions (Question 26 to 30): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given it.

There are six persons A B C D E and F in a school. Each of the teachers teaches two subjects, one compulsory subject and the other optional subject. D's optional subject was History while there others have it as compulsory subject. E and F have Physics as one of their subjects. F's compulsory subject is Mathematics which is an optional subject of both C and E. History and English are A's subjects but in terms of compulsory and optional subjects, they are just reverse of those of D's. Chemistry is an optional subject of only one of them. The only female teacher in the school has English as her compulsory subject.

26. What is C's compulsory subject?

A) History B) Physics C) Chemistry D) English E) Mathematics

Ans: A

27. Who is a female member in the group?

A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E

Ans: D

28. Which of the following has some compulsory and optional subjects as those of F's ?

A) D B) B C) A D) C E) None of these

Ans: E

29. Disregarding which is the compulsory and which is the optional subject, who has the same two subject combination as F?

A) A B) B C) E D) D E) None of these

Ans: C

30. Which of the following groups has History as the compulsory subject?

A) A,C,D B) B,C,D C) C,D D) A,B,C E) A,D

Ans: D

Verbal Ability Test (40 Questions in 35 minutes)

Directions for Questions 1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

It all started at the beginning of fifth grade. At first, Carmen wasn’t really sure what was happening. In class, she had to squint to see the blackboard clearly. She had to do the same thing when she read street signs, or when she watched a movie. As the fuzziness got worse, she became more and more worried. It was important for her to see the notes and homework assignments the teacher put on the board.

It wasn’t long before Carmen found herself squinting all the time, but she didn’t want anyone to know that she was having a problem seeing. In class, she asked for a desk that was closer to the blackboard. One day, her teacher said, "Carmen, are you all right? I’ve noticed you squinting a lot. Are you having trouble seeing the board?"

Carmen shook her head. "I’m fine, Mrs. Cruz," she said, but she knew she couldn’t pretend much longer.

At home, she had to sit closer and closer to the television in order to see the picture. Her mother noticed her squinting as she watched her favorite shows, and she began to get suspicious.

"Tomorrow I’m calling the eye doctor to set up an appointment for you," she said firmly. Carmen protested, but her mother’s mind was made up.

Three days later, Carmen had new glasses and instructions from her doctor to wear them all the time. Carmen frowned in the car the whole way home. "All of the kids at school will think I’m a nerd," she said. Her mother smiled and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful with those glasses on as you do without them," she said. But Carmen didn’t believe her. The next day, Carmen kept the glasses in her pocket as she walked into the schoolyard. She avoided her friends and stood alone, feeling miserable. Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout. Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What’s wrong?" she asked. "My silver ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It’s very special and I can’t lose it!"
Carmen could tell that Theresa was very upset. They all looked for the ring in the grassy area of the playground.

Carmen realized that she could search better if she could see better. She took the glasses out of her pocket and put them on. The objects and people around her came into sharp focus. She caught her breath. Everything looked so different! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a glimmer of silver caught her eye. It was the ring. "Here it is," she shouted. "I’ve found it!" She handed it to Theresa, and Theresa slipped the ring back on her finger.

"Thanks Carmen," she said. "I never thought we'd find it." She paused. "Hey, I didn’t know you wore glasses. They look great!" Carmen had forgotten that she was wearing the new glasses. "Thanks," she replied shyly. As they walked back toward the school building, two more girls from her class complimented her glasses. Carmen smiled. "Maybe wearing glasses won’t be so bad after all," she thought.

1. BEFORE Carmen got glasses she

A. Thought having glasses wouldn’t be so bad.

B. Wasn’t able to see the blackboard clearly.

C. Found Theresa’s missing ring.

D. sat far away from the television

Ans: B

2. Based on the end of the story, what do you think Carmen will do next?

A. She won’t tell her friends that she needs to wear glasses.

B. She will keep her glasses in her pocket where no one can see them.

C. She will wear her glasses all the time.

D. She will wear her glasses only when she is with her family.

Ans: C

3. Read this sentence from the story 'Her mother noticed her squinting as she watched her favorite shows, and she began to get suspicious'.

What is an antonym for the word suspicious?

A. doubtful

B. guilty

C. innocent

D. trusting

Ans: D

4. Which statement BEST describes Carmen?

A. She is willing to overcome her fears in order to help her friends.

B. She doesn’t care how well she does in school.

C. She cares more about herself than her friends.

D. She doesn’t worry about what other people think of her.

Ans: A

5. Read this sentence from the story. 'In class, she had to squint to see the blackboard clearly'.

What does squint mean?

A. to look with eyes partly closed

B. to move closer

C. to try hard

D. to concentrate

Ans: D

Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.

Primitive man was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source of light. Before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it, and whenever he went on a journey he carried a firebrand with him. His discovery that the firebrand, from which the torch may very well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame.

Lamps, too, probably developed by accident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from a roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which are made of hollowed stones or sea shells, have persisted in identical from up to quite recent times.

6. Primitive man's most important use for five was

A) To provide warmth B) to cook food C) to provide light D) Both A and B.

Ans: A

7. The firebrand was used to

A) Prevent accidents B) provide light C) scare animals D) save labour

Ans: B

8. By 'primary' the author means

A) Primitive B) fundamental C) elemental D) essential

Ans: D

9. Lamps probably developed through mere

A) Hazard B) fate C) chance D) planning

Ans: C

10. Early lamps were made by

A) Using a reed as a wick in the fat B) letting a reed soak the fat

C) putting the fat in a shell and lighting it D) floating a reed in the sea-shell

Ans: A

Directions11-18: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

11. These essays are intellectually ............... and represent various levels of complexity

A) Revealing B) Modern C) persistent D) demanding E) persistent

Ans: C

12. It was almost impossible for him to put out of his mind the ............... words which he heard from his clever father-in-law

A) Inspiring B) witty C) sarcastic D) soothing E) exhortative

Ans: B

13Integrity of character, honesty, dependability and discipline............... with a genuine interest in your work will go a long way in the achievement of success in your professional life.

A) Coupled B) adjoined C) fixed D) attached E) joined

Ans: A

14. The soldiers were instructed to.........................restraint and handle the situation peacefully.

A) Exercise B) control C) prevent D) enforce E) remain

Ans: A

15. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was one of the chief............... of women's rights

16. Her parents will never give their .........to such an unsuitable match.

A. willingness B. agreement C. consent d. acquiescence

Ans: C

17. He is ......... dancer

A. a skilled B. an adept C. an adapt d. an adopt

Ans: A

18. The degrees were awarded in the annual.........................

A. conference B. convention C. Convolution D. convocation

Ans: D

Direction Questions 19-26 in each question below is given a passage followed by several inferences. You have to examine each inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.

Mark your answer as:

A. if the inference is ' definitely true' i.e., it directly follows from the facts given in the passage

B. if the inference is ' probably true' though not definitely true in the light of the facts given

C. if you think the data are in adequate i.e., from the facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false

D. if you think the inference is ' probably false' though not definitely false in the light of the facts given; and

E. if you think inference is ' definitely false' i.e, it contradicts the given facts.

Passage I

A recent survey shows that India has the lowest death rate for blood cancer. China, Thailand and Myanmar (countries that have taste for spices) also have low rates. Higher rates are found in .S.A where spices are not used. The typical American food remains chicken rolls, butter and beef.

19. Americans are unorthodox in their food habits.

Ans: D

20. Americans dislike spices

Ans: C

21. Spices prevent blood cancer

Ans: A

22. Spices promote forms of cancer other than blood cancer

Ans: C

23. Chicken rolls, butter and beef promote cancer.

Ans: A

Passage II

The water resources of our country are very much underutilized . The main reason of this underutilization is the lack of capital and technology. A large portion of our water resources is wasted due to floods and unwise use of water for irrigation as well as domestic purposes. we can make full use of our water resources by building dams on rivers and by adopting policy of awareness among people not to waste water.

24. Occurrence of floods adds to the water resources.

Ans: E

25. Some people do not use water resources in a judicious way.

Ans: A

26. The country does not have enough funds to develop water resources

Ans: A

Direction 27-32: In each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. If there is no mistake the answer is 'no error'

27. My father is / in bad mood / today. / No error

A B C D

Ans: B

34. Both the civilians/ and armymen / joined the First World War / today. / No error

A B C D

Ans: B

28. The school is / with in hundred yards / from my house / no error

A B C D

Ans: B

29. As soon as the teacher entered / everyone fell /in a silence / no error

A B C

Ans: C

30. He took to / reading Times / for better knowledge / of the facts./ no error

A B C D E

Ans: B

31. I will put on / a note in this regard / for your consideration / and necessary decision./ no error

A B C D E

Ans: A

32. He has been working on /the problem from a long time /but is still not / able to solve it./ no error

A B C D E

Ans: E

Directions 33-40: In each question, a part of sentence is printed in italics. Below each sentence, some phrases are given which can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, the answer is 'No correction required'

General English
Directions—(Q. 41–50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

The yearly festival was close at hand. The store room was packed with silk fabrics. gold ornaments, clay bowls full of sweet curd and platefuls of sweetmeats. The orders had been placed with shops well in advance. The mother was sending out gifts to everyone.

The eldest son, a government servant, lived with his wife and children in far off lands. The second son had left home at an early age. As a merchant he travelled all over the world. The other sons had split up over petty squabbles, and they now lived in homes of their own. The relatives were spread all across the world. They rarely visited. The youngest son, left in the company of a servant, was soon bored and stood at the door all day long, waiting and watching. His mother, thrilled and excited, loaded the presents on trays and plates, covered them with colourful kerchiefs, and sent them off with maids and servants. The neighbours looked on.

The day came to an end. All the presents had been sent off.

The child came back into the house and dejectedly said to his mother, “Maa, you gave a present to everyone, but you didn’t give me anything !”

His mother laughed, “I have given all the gifts away to everyone, now see what’s left for you.” She kissed him on the forehead.

The child said in a tearful voice, “Don’t I get a gift ?”

“You’ll get it when you go far away.”

“But when I am close to you, don’t I get something from your own hands ?”

His mother reached out her arms and drew him to her. “This is all I have in my own hands. It is the most precious of all.”

41. Why did the woman's second son travel ?

(A) He was restless by nature
(B) He did not want to stay at home
(C) He was rich and could afford to travel
(D) His job was such that he had to travel
(E) None of these

42. Why did the woman’s eldest son not attend the festival ?

(A) He was not on good terms with his youngest brother who lived at home
(B) He had quarrelled with his mother
(C) His wife did not allow him to return home
(D) His job prevented him from taking leave
(E) None of these

43. How did the woman prepare for the festival ?
1. She bought expensive gifts for her children and neighbours.
2. She ordered her servants to prepare sweets and food well in advance.
3. She made sure that her youngest child was looked after so that he wouldn’t be bored.

(A) None
(B) Only 1
(C) Only 2
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3

44. What did the youngest child do while his mother was busy ?
1. He waited for a chance to steal some sweetmeats.
2. He pestered his mother to give him a present.
3. He stood at the door with servants.

(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 3
(D) Only 3
(E) None of these

45. Which of the following can be said about the woman ?

(A) She was a widow who had brought up her children single handedly
(B) She was not a good mother since her children had left home at an early age
(C) She enjoyed sending her family gifts at festival time
(D) She gave expensive presents to show that she was wealthy
(E) She rarely visited her grand-children because they all lived abroad

46. What did the boy receive from his mother ?

(A) She taught him the value of patience
(B) She encouraged him to grow up and live independently like his brothers
(C) She showed him the importance of giving expensive gifts
(D) She gave him a hug to express her love
(E) None of these

47. Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage ?

(A) The woman usually ignored her youngest son
(B) The woman’s eldest son lived abroad
(C) The members of the woman’s family did not care about her
(D) The woman made all the preparations herself since she did not want to burden the servants
(E) The woman sent gifts to her children to ensure that they visited her

Directions—(Q. 48–49) Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

48. Left
(A) Gone
(B) Quit
(C) Remaining
(D) Disappeared
(E) Forgot

49. Packed

A) Filled
(B) Squeezed
(C) Crowd
(D) Collected
(E) Untidy

50. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word dejectedly as used in the passage.

(A) Calmly
(B) Happily
(C) Willingly
(D) Fortunately
(E) Softly

Directions—(Q. 51–55) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

51. Many multinational companies (A) / have not been as (B) /successful in India (C) /than we expected. (D) No error (E)

55. There are many (A) /ways of which (B) /inflation can (C) /be measured. (D) No error (E)

Directions—(Q. 56–60) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and ‘No correction is required.’ mark (E) as the answer.

56. Each of the loan must be approved by the Branch Manager—

(A) Every loan
(B) Each one of the loan
(C) Any of the loan
(D) All of the loan
(E) No correction required

57. The issue was taken before the Municipal Corporation meeting last week—

(A) Taking place at
(B) Taken after
(C) Being taken in
(D) Taken up at
(E) No correction required

58. He has asked for the names of those employees involved in the project.

(A) had asked
(B) having asked about
(C) was asked that
(D) is asking
(E) no correction required

59. Considerate the traffic, it is better to leave for the airport an hour early—

A) While considering
(B) Consideration of
(C) Considering
(D) Being considerate to
(E) No correction required

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General English

60. He is a good leader, knowing that to motivate his employees to achieve—

(A) That known when
(B) Who knows how
(C) Which knows how
(D) Knowing what
(E) No correction required

Directions—(Q. 61–65) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(1) The able bodied men of the tribe gathered to discuss how to climb the mountain.
(2) As part of their plundering they kidnapped a baby of one of the families.
(3) One day the mountain tribe invaded those living in the valley.
(4) “We couldn’t climb the mountain. How could you?”, they asked, “It wasn’t your baby !” she replied.
(5) There were two tribes in the Andes –one lived in the valley and the other high up in the mountains.
(6) Two days later they noticed the child’s mother coming down the mountain that they hadn’t yet figured out how to climb.

61. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
(E) (5)

62. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (6)
(B) (5)
(C) (4)
(D) (3)
(E) (2)

63. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
(E) (5)

64. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
(E) (5)

65. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?

(A) (1)
(B) (2)
(C) (3)
(D) (4)
(E) (5)

Directions—(Q. 66–70): In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word, which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence mark (E) i.e., all correct as your answer.

66. The income (A) of many people in rural (B) India is not adequate (C) to satisfy (D) their basic needs. All correct (E)

67. He is always (A) prompt (B) in caring (C) out instructions. (D) All correct (E)

69. Such transactions (A) are quiet (B) expensive (C) and time consuming (D) for customers. All correct (E)

70. The guidelines (A) of the new scheme (B) are expected (C) to be finally (D) soon. All correct (E)

Directions—(Q. 71–80) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/ phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

I used to look …(71)… to the holidays. I was usually …(72)… to my uncle’s house where I …(73)… his children. I did not get paid a salary for …(74)… What I received in return however, was far more …(75)… My uncle was an avid reader. During the time I spent with his family I had an …(76)… to read the vast amount of books and magazines that he possessed. This improved my English to some …(77)… Reading became my new …(78–79)… spending my pocket money on a ticket to the cinema I began to …(80)… books. This has benefited me greatly.

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IIT started functioning from 5, Esplanade East, Calcutta and very soon shifted to Hijli in Sept. 1950. The present name 'Indian Institute of Technology' was adopted before the formal inauguration of the Institute on August 18, 1951, by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. IIT Kharagpur started its journey in the old Hijli Detention Camp where some of our great freedom fighters toiled and sacrificed their lives for the independence of our country.

Aptitude and ability tests are designed to assess your logical reasoning or thinking performance. They consist of multiple choice questions and are administered under exam conditions

Aptitude and ability tests can be classified as speed tests or power test. Some of them contain only one type of question (for example, verbal ability, numeric reasoning ability etc) while others are made up of different types of question.

Numeric Ability - Includes basic arithmetic, number sequences and simple mathematics.
Abstract Reasoning - Measures your ability to identify the underlying logic of a pattern and then determine the solution.

An engine operates between temperature limits of 900˚K and T2, and another between T2 and 400˚K. For both to be equally efficient , T2 will be equal to:

600˚K

650˚K

625˚K

700˚K

40% of the incident radiant energy on the surface of a thermally transparent body is reflected back. If the transmissivity of the body be 0.15, then the emissivity of surface is:

0.45

0.40

0.55

0.60

The property of a material by virtue of which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called:

ductility

malleability

plasticity

elasticity

Electrical EngineeringTwelve identical wires of resistance 6Ω each are arranged to form the edges of a cube. The effective resistance between the opposite corners of the cube is:

6Ω

8Ω

5Ω

4.5Ω

A d.c shunt motor runs at 200 V supply, if the armature current is 20 A and resistance of the armature is 0.5 ohm, the back e.m.f developed will be:

210 V

190 V

200 V

180 V

A 0-25 A ammeter has guaranteed accuracy of 1% of full scale reading. The current measured by this instrument is 5 A. The limiting error in percentage is:

5

2

2.5

1

Civil EngineeringA cantilever beam curved in plan and subjected to lateral loads will develop at any section:

bending moment and shearing force

twisting moment and shearing force

bending moment and twisting moment

bending moment, twisting moment & shearing force.

The force of attraction between the individual particles of soil which keeps the soil particles bound together is known as:

Compaction

Friction

Cohesion

Dilatancy

The dimensions of pressure gradient in a fluid flow are:

M L-1 T 2

M L-2 T -2

M L-3 T -2

M-1 L-3 T -2

Control & Instrumentation Engineering
1 The D flip-flop and T flip flops are respectively used as:

delay and toggle switch

toggle switch and delay gate

both used as toggle switch

both used as delay gates

A signal has frequency components which lie in the range of 0.001Hz to 10 Hz. Which one of the following types of coupling should be chosen in a multistage amplifier designed to amplify this signal?

RC Coupling

Direct Coupling

Transformer Coupling

Doubled-tuned Coupling

Fourier transform of uo (T1 – t) + uo (T1 + t) is:

Cos ω T1

2 Sin ω T1

2Cos ω T1

2 j Sin ω T1

Human Resource ManagementA human resource plan is:

identifying what business we are in

identifying the growth strategy

identifying what business we want to be in

identifying what human skills we have and what we will need in the future.

Appraisals that review what the manager actually did as a manager is:

a rating method

appraising mangers against verifiable objectives

a ranking method

appraising managers as managers

Which of these are not the forces of change?

external environment

goals and values

technology

formation of unions

Finance ManagementWhich of the following technique fails in evaluating the Non-conventional Investments?

NPV

MIRR

IRR

ARR

Which of the following currency is not a constituent of SDR?

US dollar

Japanese yen

Euro

French franc

An investor has Rs. 65000 for investment in treasury bills at the interest rate of 15% of denomination Rs 25000.He can buy only two Bills. For the surplus fund he has two options:- a) invest in FD @10% or
b) borrow the deficit amount @20% and invest in TB.
What should the investor do?

Invest all the surplus money in FD

Both will yield same results

Borrow deficit and invest in TB

Insufficient information

General AptitudeThe most appropriate measure of a country’s economic growth is its:

Gross Domestic Product

Net National Product

Net Domestic Product

Per Capita Real Income

‘Come Out And Play’ is the anthem of:

Olympic Games-2012

National Games-2008

Commonwealth Games-2010

Asian Games-2010

Read the sentence carefully to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ‘D’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any). We discussed about the problem so thoroughly: (A) / on the eve of the examination
(B) / that I found it very easy to work it out.
(C) / No error (D).
Four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicized in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase ?The new Chief Minister stuck his neck out today and promised 10 kgs. free wheat a month for all rural families:

took an oath

extended help

took a risk

caused embarrassment

In the month of January’10, Sachin’s income and expenses were Rs. 15000 and Rs. 9000, respectively. His monthly expenses vary directly as the square of his monthly income. What is his income when it just equals his expenses?

Rs.20600

Rs. 27600

Rs. 25000

Rs. 28600

A machine produces 10 units of an article in a day of which 4 are defective. The quality inspector allows release of the products if he finds none of the 3 units chosen by him at random to be defective. What is the probability of quality inspector allowing the release?

1/5

1/6

3/5

5/6

Based on the above table, by what % is the average wheat production more than the average sugarcane production for the given 4 year period?

3. There is a 50m long army platoon marching ahead. The last person in the platoon wants to give a letter to the first person leading the platoon. So while the platoon is marching he runs ahead, reaches the first person and hands over the letter to him and without stopping he runs and comes back to his original position. In the mean time the whole platoon has moved ahead by 50m. The question is how much distance did the last person cover in that time. Assuming that he ran the whole distance with uniform speed.

4. If you take a marker & start from a corner on a cube, what is the maximum number of edges you can trace across if you never trace across the same edge twice, never remove the marker from the cube, & never trace anywhere on the cube, except for the corners & edges?

9

5. One of Mr. Bajaj, his wife, their son and Mr. Bajaj’s mother is an Engineer and another is a Doctor. If the Doctor is a male, then the Engineer is a male. If the Engineer is younger than the Doctor, then the Engineer and the Doctor are not blood relatives. If the Engineer is a female, then she and the Doctor are blood relatives. Can you tell who is the Doctor and the Engineer?

6. Three men – Sam, Cam and Laurie – are married to Carrie, Billy and Tina, but not necessarily in the same order. Sam’s wife and Billy’s Husband play Carrie and Tina’s husband at bridge. No wife partners her husband and Cam does not play bridge. Who is married to Cam?

7. There are 3 persons X, Y and Z. On some day, X lent tractors to Y and Z as many as they had. After a month Y gave as many tractors to X and Z as many as they have. After a month Z did the same thing. At the end of this transaction each one of them had 24. Find the tractors each originally had?

8. A certain street has 1000 buildings. A sign-maker is contracted to number the houses from 1 to 1000. How many zeroes will he need?

9. There are 9 coins. Out of which one is odd one i.e weight is less or more. How many iterations of weighing are required to find odd coin?

10. In a sports contest there were m medals awarded on n successive days (n > 1). On the first day 1 medal and 1/7 of the remaining m – 1 medals were awarded. On the second day 2 medals and 1/7 of the now remaining medals was awarded; and so on. On the nth and last day, the remaining n medals were awarded. How many days did the contest last, and how many medals were awarded altogether?

11. A number of 9 digits has the following properties: The number comprising the leftmost two digits is divisible by 2, that comprising the leftmost three digits is divisible by 3, the leftmost four by 4, the leftmost five by 5, and so on for the nine digits of the number i.e. the number formed from the first n digits is divisible by n, 2<=n<=9. Each digit in the number is different i.e. no digits are repeated. The digit 0 does not occur in the number i.e. it is comprised only of the digits 1-9 in some order. Find the number.

12. 1/3 rd of the contents of a container evaporated on the 1st day. 3/4th of the remaining contents of the container evaporated on the second day.

What part of the contents of the container is left at the end of the second day?

(x-1/3x)-((x-1/3x)3/4)=2/3x-1/2x= 1/6x

13. Vipul was studying for his examinations and the lights went off. It was around 1:00 AM. He lighted two uniform candles of equal length but one thicker than the other. The thick candle is supposed to last six hours and the thin one two hours less. When he finally went to sleep, the thick candle was twice as long as the thin one. For how long did Vipul study in candle light? 3 hrs

14. If you started a business in which you earned Rs.1 on the first day, Rs.3 on the second day, Rs.5 on the third day, Rs.7 on the fourth day, & so on. How much would you have earned with this business after 50 years (assuming there are exactly 365 days in every year)?

15. A worker earns a 5% raise. A year later, the worker receives a 2.5% cut in pay, & now his salary is Rs. 22702.68 What was his salary to begin with?

16. At 6?o a clock ticks 6 times. The time between first and last ticks is 30 seconds. How long does it tick at 12?o.

17. In Mr. Mehta’s family, there are one grandfather, one grandmother, two fathers, two mothers, one father-in-law, one mother-in-law, four children, three grandchildren, one brother, two sisters, two sons, two daughters and one daughter-in-law. How many members are there in Mr. Mehta’s family? Give minimal possible answer.

18. When Alexander the Great attacked the forces of Porus, an Indian soldier was captured by the Greeks. He had displayed such bravery in battle, however, that the enemy offered to let him choose how he wanted to be killed. They told him, "If you tell a lie, you will put to the sword, and if you tell the truth you will be hanged." The soldier could make only one statement. He made that statement and went free. What did he say?

20. A person wanted to withdraw X rupees and Y paise from the bank. But cashier made a mistake and gave him Y rupees and X paise. Neither the person nor the cashier noticed that. After spending 20 paise, the person counts the money. And to his surprise, he has double the amount he wanted to withdraw. Find X and Y. (1 Rupee = 100 Paise)

Friday, September 24, 2010

write the program/algorithm or pseudo code to do
following operation given matrix
Input Matrix
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Output Matrix
9 8 7
6 5 4
3 2 1
the algo or program should be able to do this.

Hotel owner to teacher: u know that mohan came here with 3 girl friends. if multiply their ages the result will be 2450. and the sum of their ages is equal to u'r age. the eldest girl is elder than mohan can u tell me mohan age.

One more question answer approach is 2+3+.....127
ans: 137 (check it)

One more question about 4 ships do it well there are 7 conditions and 7th condition will not be
satisfied.dont go for that consider the first 6 conditions

statements
A: I'am a doctor B is a barber and C is the taxi driver.
B: I'am an employee of water works dept, A is the taxi driver and
C is the doctor.
C: I'am a lawyer A is a taxi driver and B is the doctor.Who is the thief?
Ans:.......................

In one country they prefer only boys to have. If it is a girl in the
first birth then there must be the other child to have,
if it is also a girl then they will go for the next birth and stops when
they got the boy. Then what is the proportion of
girl to boys in that country?
Ans: (n+1)/2:1

While three friends Abe, Bob, Cort in a restaurant taking their snacks one lady came and she asked them how many
children you have. One of them replied "By looking at the total number of children we have you can uniquely identify
the no of children I'am having" but she failed to guess then he made the following statements Abe is having atleast one
girl and twice as many boys as girls. Bob is having atleast one girl and thrice as many boys as girls. Cort is having
three more than boys that he have girls The no of children

they have is less than 25.Who has replied to that lady and
how many children he have. How many total no of children they have?
Ans: Abe, and is having 3children (1G+2B), total is 12

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Location: Any where in IndiaJob Category:Govt Sector, TechnicalLast Date:12 February 11

Job Type:Full TimeHiring Process:Written-test.

Job Details

IndianOil is looking for bright result–oriented professionals to join its journey of growth. Applications are invited for the position of Engineers/ Graduate Apprentice Engineers (GAEs) in the following engineering disciplines:

Educational Qualification :-
Minimum educational qualification for employment in above mentioned positions are :
Candidates should have passed qualifying degree examinations and awarded bachelor’s degree in engineering/ technology in the above mentioned disciplines (full time regular courses only) from recognized Indian Universities / Institutes.
Candidates (belonging to general and OBC category) should have secured minimum 65% marks in qualifying degree examinations. It is relaxed to ‘pass class’ for SC/ST/PH candidates.Candidates currently in final year of their engineering studies may also apply. However, if selected, they must be in a position to submit their final mark sheet by 31st July 2011.Age Limit : Maximum 26 years as on 30th June 2011 for the general category candidates. Age relaxation for OBC (Non Creamy Layer)/SC/ST/PH candidates will be applicable as per the Presidential Directive.Remuneration Package : Candidates selected as engineers/officers will receive a provisional starting basic pay of Rs.24,900/-per month.Graduate Apprentice Engineers (GAEs) : Candidates selected as GAEs for one-year apprenticeship training will be paid consolidated stipend @ Rs.20,000/- per month.Physical Fitness :-
Desirous candidates seeking employment with IndianOil needs to be medically fit as per IndianOil’s pre-employment medical standard. Candidates are advised to go through the ‘Guidelines and Criteria for Physical Fitness for Pre-employment medical Examination’ before they commence the application process. The guidelines are available in the following link : http://iocl.com/PeopleCareers/Recruitment.aspxSelection, Training and Placement :
The selection methodology will comprise of the following:
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineers (GATE) 2011 score of the candidates in the concerned disciplines. The graduate engineers from the relevant disciplines, desirous of taking up a career with IndianOil are required to appear in GATE -

On the basis of GATE-2011 score, the candidates will be short listed for further selection process comprising of :

Group Discussion / Group Task

Personal Interview for assessment of different facets of knowledge, skill, attitude and aptitude.

Please note that only GATE-2011 score is valid for this recruitment exercise. GATE score of 2010 or prior to that is not valid.

Candidates will have to qualify through each stage of selection process successfully before being adjudged as suitable for selection.Selected candidates shall have all-India transfer liability and may be posted to any Division / Unit / Subsidiary Company / Office of the Corporation.General category candidates will have to execute a bond of Rs.1,00,000 (Rs.25000/- for SC/ST/OBC & PH candidates) to serve the Corporation for a minimum period of three years from the date of joining (date of appointment as Engineer in case of GAEs after successful completion of training).

How to apply

GATE-2010 is scheduled on 13th February 2011. For detailed information on GATE-2011, interested candidates may log on to http://www.gate.iitm.ac.in or websites of other IITs and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.

Candidates need to purchase the GATE application form as per the information provided in GATE-2011 websites. They should fill-in and submit the GATE application form as instructed by the GATE authorities and wait for the admit card to get the GATE registration number

The candidates will receive their GATE-2011 registration number printed on their admit card. On receipt of GATE registration number, the candidates need to apply to IndianOil on-line. The relevant link will be made available from 10th January 2011 at the ‘Careers’ link of IndianOil website www.iocl.com.

Candidates should click on the on-line application link, read the instructions carefully and fill-in the on-line application form giving accurate information including the GATE-2011 registration number.

Upon completion, the candidate should submit the online application by clicking the Submit button at the bottom of the page. If the same is accepted, the system will generate a unique application ID along with the completed application form.

Candidate should take a print out of completed application, affix his/her recent passport size photograph, put his/ her signature at the space provided and keep with him/ her safely for future reference.

The passport size photograph affixed by the candidate should be the same submitted along with GATE-2011 application form. In case the candidate called for GD/GT and interview, he/she should come with this printed application form, along with GATE-2011 admit card and GATE-2011 official score card.

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IndianOil) is the largest commercial enterprise in India and the leading Indian Company in Fortune’s prestigious ‘Global 500’ listing. Pursuing its Vision, IndianOil is transforming itself to emerge as The Energy of India and to become a globally admired company. It was adjudged as one of the ‘Best Employers’ in India’ by Hewitt Associates and also a ‘Great Place to Work’ by the Grate Place to Work Institute, India.

Recognised as India’s largest private sector power utility, with a reputation for trustworthiness, built up over nearly nine decades, Tata Power surges ahead into yet another year with plans of sustained growth, greater value to consumer and reliable power supply.

Led by a powerful vision, Tata Power pioneered the generation of electricity in India. It has now successfully served the Mumbai consumers for over ninety years and has spread its footprints across the nation. Today, it is the country’s largest private player in the sector. Apart from Mumbai and Delhi, the company has generation capacities in Jojobera, Jharkhand and Karnataka.

Tata Power has an installed power generation capacity of above 2785 Mega Watts, with the Mumbai power business, which has a unique mix of Thermal and Hydro Power, generated at the Thermal Power Station, Trombay, and the Hydro Electric Power Stations at Bhira, Bhivpuri and Khopoli, accounting for 1797 MW. Its diverse generation capability facilitates the company in producing low cost energy, thereby giving its consumers a greater value for money.

Desired Profile:

1.Experience of handling administration, employee services in any Power or Manufacturing Company.